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DOMINO.

Patented July 29, 1884.,

w 9, W mall ROBERT C. PRUYN AND CHARLES M. HYATT, OF ALBANY, NEW YORK arnnr ll me.

ASSIGNORS TO THE EMBOSSING COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

DOlVHNO.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 302,866, dated July 29,1884.

Application filed June 30, 1884. No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that we, ROBERT C. PRUYN and CHARLES M. HYATT, citizens of the United States, and residents of Albany, in the county of Albany and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dominos, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in dominos; and it consists, essentially, first, of a domino having formed up on and of the same material as its face a combined raised centerpin and crossbar; and, second, of a domino formed from plastic material, having its face provided with a combined raised cross-bar and center-pin, the ends of the bar terminating at points between the pin and sides of the domino.

The invention is accurately illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a domino embodying the invention, and Fig. 2 is an end view thereof.

A denotes the center-pin, and B the cross bar, the ends of which, when practicing the second part of the invention, will terminate at points between the sides of the domino and the center-pin. The best results may be attained by rounding the head of the pin and the ends of the cross-bar, which may be done in the process of molding or pressing the article in dies. The preferred materialsto be used in manufacturing dominos embodying the invention are bonsilate and wood; but it must be understood that we do not limit our invention to dominos formed of these materials. VVe have, however, produced exceptionally good results from bonsilate by means of dies. There are many advantages, both to The production of the goods is greatly facilitated, and the article has a novel effect. The raised pin and cross-bar impart a highly-ornamental character to the domino. They effectually divide its face into the two usual parts and render the spots very clear and distinct; and, aside from the effect of the raised pin and crossbar on the eye, they subserve the further useful purpose of facilitating the usual operation of spinning and shuffling, and at the same time protect the face of the domino from wear and abrasion. The center-pin affords the pivotal point, while the ends of the cross-bar constitute two lower turning and wearing points, and either of which may be used in conjunction with the center-pin, according as the domino is tilted to one side or the other, as

illustrated in Fig. 2.

It is not sought to claim, broadly, herein a combined cross-bar and center-pin on a domino, since such claim is the subject of a separate application filed February 28, 1884, and now in interference with another application.

\Vhat we claim as our invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. A domino having formed upon and of the same material as its face a combined raised cross-bar and centerpin, substantially as described.

2. A domino formed from plastic material, having its face provided with a combined raised cross-bar and center-pin, the ends of the bar terminating at points between the pin and sides of the domino.

Signed at Albany, in the county of Albany and State of New York, this 27th day of June, A. I). 1884,.

ROBERT C. PRUYN. OI-IAS. M. HYATT. Witnesses:

CHAS. L. I-IENDEE, Enwn. J. HUssnY. 

